---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering - Supplementary Appropriation"
description: "Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering - Supplementary Appropriation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 940"
citation: "Maryland HB 940 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Speaker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25ab8f13-3a44-4968-9c38-a103cf187fcc"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0940?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "8ce2f988e9b7cd41e3925b0d608d2bab9c5eea753d625260cd72c27ee4fe38c2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 940 (2021) — Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering - Supplementary Appropriation

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering - Supplementary Appropriation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_356_hb0940e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering - Supplementary Appropriation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0940e.pdf)
3. **First - Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0940f.pdf)
4. **Third - Gaming - Regulation of Fantasy Gaming Competitions and Implementation of Sports Wagering** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0940t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **124–14** (pass) · lower
- FLA Del. Wivell /183220/1 — **44–93** (fail) · lower
- On Third Reading — **129–10** (pass) · lower
- On third reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Speaker — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-02** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Patterson) Adopted
- **2021-03-10** Floor Amendment {
- **2021-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-12** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- **2021-04-12** Motion Reconsider Committee Amendments (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- **2021-04-12** Motion to withdraw Committee Amendments (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- **2021-04-12** Substitute Committee Amendment {
- **2021-04-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- **2021-04-12** Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Beidle) Adopted
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 356 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25ab8f13-3a44-4968-9c38-a103cf187fcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).